Harworth Group plans 1.1msf commercial development in Greater Manchester, England

Harworth Group plc, a regenerator of land and property for development and investment, has secured planning approval for the development of up to 1.1 million square feet of logistics and manufacturing space at its site in Wingates, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, with the potential to create up to 1,500 new jobs.

The site at Wingates is adjacent to Junction 6 of the M61 and is in close proximity to Harworth’s existing Logistics North site, the Northwest’s largest live commercial development. Harworth has progressed Logistics North through a range of delivery options, including land sales, direct development and joint ventures, enabling the scheme to be delivered in eight years. Today more than 5,500 people are employed at the site across 3 million square feet of class A logistics and manufacturing space.

The Wingates site benefits from direct accessibility to the motorway network and is ideally situated to serve the northwest quadrant